Copy-holder



(No Model.)

J. T. SOLOMON. OOPY HOLDER.

No. 430,894. Patented June 24, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH 'I. SOLOMON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,894, dated June 24,1890. Application filed May 3, 1890. Serial No. 350, 285. tNo model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. SOLOMON, professor, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCopy-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in copy-holders; and it consists incertain peculiarities of the construction and arrangement of thedifferent parts of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth, and specifically claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a copy-holder which will besimple in construction and operation, inexpensive, durable, andattractive in appearance, and effectual in its working, both as acopy-holder and line-indicator; and it will be found useful tocompositors, copyists, operators of type-writing machines, and allpersons having copying or similar work to perform.

I In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains tomake and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my copyholder, showing the copy in position. Fig. 2is a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a view of the back of theholder.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the different views ofthe drawings.

A represents a flat plate made of suitable size and material, butusually of japanned tin or sheet metal, and is formed at its lower endwith a cylinder or tube a, which extends horizontally across the lowerend of the plate and projects slightly to either side thereof, as at b1), these projecting ends being provided with a serrated or milledrubber ring a to prevent the device slipping when placed upon a smoothsurface. The upper end of the plate A is bent back upon itself at itsrear and is formed with a tube 0 for the reception and retention of awire rod d, which is bent near each end, so as to form a hook d, and atits center a long arm 0, which arm may be covered with a suitable casingc to strengthen the arm and to render it less flexible, and may also beprovided with a rubber collar or the paper.

ring c similar to those on the projections b b, and for a like purpose.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings that the tube 0is cutaway or formed with openings at proper points to allow the hooks dand arm 0 to project, and that the wire (1, being loosely held in thetube, will permit the wire to revolve and to adjust the supporting-arm cat any desired angle. On each side of the plate A, at the upper portionthereof, is formed a tube 6, which extends downwardly a suitabledistance on the front surface of the plate, and through which a wire Bis passed and retained. On each side of the lower portion of the plateand 011 the front surface thereof is formed a short tube 6, whichreceives the lower end of the wire B, which'is formed so as to extendfrom the top through the tubes c and c and to reach across the top ofthe plate A and to project a little distance therefrom to the rear, asshown in Fig. 2.

O is a removable plate formed with its lower portion turned over, so asto form a tube f on its front surface, and having its sides deflected atsubstantially right angles and formed with a tube g of sufiicient lengthto fit between the lower end of the tubes 6 and the upper end of tubes6. Just above the top of the plate O, and to the front surface of theplate A, is journaled in suitable bearings t' a rod D, which projectsslightly beyond the sides of the plate A, and is provided at each endwith a milled thumb-piece E for turning the rod when desired.

On the rod D at suitable points is placed a number of rubber collars F,which rest lightly upon the face of the plate A until the paper G, upon.which the matter to be copied is, is

inserted, when they rest upon it and by reason of their elasticity takehold of the same and force it through the aperture between the strip Hand the surface of the plate A, the strip H being secured at each end tothe plate A, as shown, and slightly raised from the surface thereof toadmit of the free passage of This strip not only retains the paper inposition, but also forms a guide for the eye in copying, the line to becopied being just above the upper edge of the strip.

It will be understood that by inserting the ends of the wire B into thetubes 6, g, and e the plate C will be held in place and may be easilywithdrawn by withdrawing the ends of the wire B from the tubes 6, whenthe plate C may be slipped off. The upper portion of the wire B, whichextends across the top of the plate A at the rear thereof, serves tohold the paper in position and prevents it falling in front when a longsheet of paper is used. As shown in Fig. 1, the p ate is slightlyraised, by reason of its deflected sides, above the surface of the plateA, which allows the paper to pass freely between the two plates andprotects the eyes from the glare produced by the white paper. I may sometimes divide the plate 0 vertically at,the center, as

. shown by dotted lines, in which case the wire B, passing through thetubes e, g, and e,

forms a pintle upon which the two portions to hang the holder on acompositors case or other suitable place, and the arm 0' to sup port theholder at any desired incline upon a desk or table.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a copy-holder, the combination of the plate A, having the tube a,with the projecting ends Z) Z) and collars a thereon, the tubes e e atthe sides of the plate, and the top bent back upon itself and formedwith the tube 0, with the wire B, having its ends inserted in the tubes6, the Wire d, having the hooks d and arm 0, the rod D, having thethumbpieces E and rubber rollers Fmounted thereon, and the strip H, allconstructed, arranged, and operating substantially as set forth.

2. In a copy-holder, the combination of the plate A, having the tube a,with the projecting ends 17 b and collars a, the tubes 6 e at the sidesof the plate, and the top bent back upon itself and formed with the tube0, with the wire B inserted in the tubes 6 cf, the wire d, having thehooks d, and arm 0, havingthe collar 0 and casing 0 the rod D, havingthe thumb-pieces E and rubber rollers F mounted thereon, the strip H,the plate 0, having the tube f, and its sides deflected and formed withthe tubes g, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH T. SOLOMON.

Witnesses:

CHAS. O. TILLMAN, FRANK T. ROBINSON.

